[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 186 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2185-E2186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE SERVICE OF ROBERT G. MAHONY

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2011

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak about an outstanding public 
servant who will

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soon be retiring after nearly forty-eight years of service to our 
nation.
  Robert G. Mahony was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and 
attended the University of Notre Dame. When he graduated, in 1961, Bob 
was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army. He 
attended law school at Loyola University Chicago and earned his J.D. in 
1965. For the following two years, Bob served on active duty, including 
a combat tour in Vietnam. After returning home, he became a member of 
the Army Reserves and transferred to the Judge Advocate General Corps.
  Service in the military was only the beginning for Bob. In 1967, he 
began work as a trial attorney for the Criminal Division of the 
Department of Justice here in Washington. After nine years there, he 
spent a year in private practice and was subsequently appointed as an 
Administrative Law Judge at the Department of Labor, serving in that 
capacity for twenty years. Since 1997, Bob has been an Administrative 
Law Judge at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  Throughout his civilian career, Bob remained in the Army Reserves, 
serving with distinction as the Commander of the 10th Military Law 
Center and later as Staff Judge Advocate for the 97th Army Reserve 
Command at Fort Meade. He retired as a Colonel in 1991 and received the 
Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the 
performance of outstanding services and achievements. Bob is also a 
holder of the Vietnam Service Medal, the National Defense Service 
Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal from the former South Vietnamese 
government.
  Bob's commitment to public service extends as well to involvement in 
the community. He has served for over three decades as an official of 
the Northern Virginia Swimming League and for over twenty-five years as 
a basketball coach with the Braddock Road Youth Club, Saint Mary's 
Academy in Alexandria, the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Annandale, 
and the Holy Trinity School in Washington.
  Bob and his wife, Margaret, have been married for forty-four years 
and instilled in their four children a love of public service. I have 
borne witness to this, since their daughter, Gina, used to work on my 
staff.
  Bob Mahony will retire from government service on January 3 after 
forty-seven years, eleven months, and twelve days. I join in thanking 
him for his dedicated service to our country and wishing him all the 
best in his retirement. Like all of our public servants, he can look 
back on his career and know he made a real difference in the lives of 
many Americans and the life of our nation.

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